Chopping dried apricots on food processor

npsmama

Hi!
I'm trying to make something like this which involves placing dried fruit in a food processor and pulsing to a paste.

Every time I had tried to do this the fruit gets stuck on the blades and just whirrs around without getting chopped.

I know that Jamie Oliver also has similar recipes and says to pulse dried apricots to a paste in the Magimix.

I don't have a Magimix (wish i did!!) - has nayone been successful at this type of recipe in another type of processor?
I have a Kitchen Aid Mini Chopper.

thanks for any tips

seraphina

Try adding a small amount of water, a tablesppon at a time as you scrape the paste of the sides. This usually works for me.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Or add the nuts/seeds/oats as that will cover the sticky bits with a faint dusting of powder if the water doesn't work...

elf06

I have a recipe that calls for dried apricots to be done in a food processor and the instructions actually tell you to add a little water bit by bit and this has worked for me so hopefully it should do the job

npsmama

Thank you!
I'll give it a try.

msb5262

Recently made Delia's Christmas chutney (ok, in December!) and my food processor wasn't in the mood at all. Had to chop a double quantity of dried fruit into tiny pieces with a KNIFE!